Some of the key words associated with this category of essences are creamy, rich, deep-sweet, balsamic, vanillic, with cinnamic, spicy, sharp-floral, fruity notes giving distinctive character to individual oils. The essences in this category may contain all are some of the above notes and the proportions in which they appear give each one their unique aroma.

Special Perfumery Notes on individual essences in the Sweet Balsamic Resin essences category taken from Steffen Aractander's classic Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural origin-

Peru balsam essential oil-"The tenacity in odor of this oil is outstanding making it one of the best fixatives among all essential oils. Its suave odor makes Peru balsam oil a very versatile perfume material which can be incorporated in almost any type of perfume base of perfume at concentrations of from less than one percent up to more than five percent. For delicate floral fragrances such as muguet, lilac, appleblossom, etc. this oils blends excellently with floral as well as with balsamic or spicy notes. With arauacaria oil of sandalwood oil it blends to a delightfully seet "precious wood" type like cabreuva oil. In gardenia, longoza, tuberose and carnation bases or duplications it forms an important part of the long-lasting, sweet udnertone with undecanolide, nonanolide, ylang-ylang and other heavy and sweet-floral notes. It imparts depth and natural spicy sweetness to a rose, and warm, balsamic body in ambre an or Oriental bases, "powder" type fragrances etc."

Tolu Balsam Resinoid or Tolu Balsam Absolute are "used primarily as fixatives in citrus-colgnes, Oriental perfumes, chypres and floral bases, etc. Along with Peru balsam products they are among the most interesting modifiers for "exotic" floral fragrances."

About Me

Since childhood I have been interested in the world of natural aromatics. This interest gradually developed into our home business White Lotus Aromatics. Keypoints along this aromatic journey were:
1) living on a small farm in India where many tropical fragrant plants were to be found
2) a career in horticulture, highlighted by working on a formal garden estate, Filoli
3) many journeys throughout the length and breadth of India to explore India's ancient and modern aromatic traditions.
Please note that I have an interest in the wonderful world of natural aromatics, but have no therapeutic expertise. Any mention of ayurveda or other traditional healing systems in strictly for cultural interest.